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Uncommon Knowledge: Hitchens and Hanson on World War II
by Peter Robinson
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Victor Davis Hanson and Christopher Hitchens take on the World War II revisionists, focusing first on Patrick J. Buchanan, the author, most recently, of Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War.
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Cold War Documentaries - "Atomic City: USA"
by Various
Available on: Audio Download
Fears of a cold war turning hot were rampant from the late 1940’s to the 1980’s and no fear was greater than the fear of a nuclear war and whether or not we were prepared for one.
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Causes of the Civil War
by Jay Winik
Available on: Audio Download
In this introductory lecture, Professor Jay Winik traces what led America into the grip of Civil War, and begins a series on how the nation survived.
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Napoleon: Man of the World
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Available on: Audio Download
Part of a larger series of essays in which Emerson examined various historical figures, "Napoleon: Man of the World" is an invaluable study of one of history's great leaders.
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D-Day Pre-invasion Address to Soldiers
by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Available on: Audio Download
"You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months."
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Hiroshima and the Origins of the Cold War
by David Painter
Available on: Audio Download
In this lecture professor David Painter discusses the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945 during World War II.
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The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides
Available on: Audio Download
The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens) in the 5th Century BC.
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The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
Available on: Audio Download
“The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu.
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America's Revolutionary Wealth and its Impact Around the World
by Alvin Toffler
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Alvin Toffler, Author of Future Shock and The Third Wave; and, an adviser to military and intelligence communities, corporations, and governments worldwide on advances in technology, politics, economics, and society.
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War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
by Chris Hedges
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
Drawing on the literature of combat, from Homer and Shakespeare to Erich Maria Remarque and Michael Herr, Hedges discusses how human beings are conditioned to embrace what he calls 'the myth of war' -- the idea that combat is noble, selfless, and glorious.
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Unmasking Stalin
by Robert Rand
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio
Winston Churchill said that Russia is a riddle, wrapped inside a mystery, inside an enigma.
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World War II Audio: 1938-December 6, 1941
by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Available on: Online Audio
Listen to audio selections from World War II with speeches and newscasts given by world leaders.
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Cold War Documentaries - Cross Section: USA
by Various
Available on: Audio Download
With compulsory induction into Military service during World War 2 a thing of the past, the new threats to security and the Cold War atmosphere with the Soviet Union caused many to reconsider reinstating the draft.
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Steven Pinker on the Myth of Violence
by Steven Pinker
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video | Video Download
Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence.
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Technology and the Future Warrior
by Steve Altes
Available on: Online Video
The Super Soldier has one foot out of the lab, and will be reporting for battle by 2020. “Dutch” DeGay’s Army researchers have begun to “rebuild the soldier from the skin out.”
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Korea: The Unfinished War
by Stephen Smith
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio
To fully grasp the ongoing tensions between the United States and North Korea, it is important to understand the war that ended more than fifty years ago...
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Guests of the Ayatollah
by Mark Bowden
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam featuring Mark Bowden.
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News and Speeches: 1946-1949
by Winston Churchill
Available on: Online Audio
Listen to audio selections from 1946-1949 with speeches and newscasts given by world leaders.
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Conflicts in Liberalism and Security Issues
by James Kurth
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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Among the Dead Cities
by Christopher Hitchens
Available on: Online Video
Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan.
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Terrorism
by Victor Davis Hanson
Available on: Online Audio
Victor Davis Hanson received his Ph.D. in Classics from Stanford University and is Professor of Classics at California State University at Fresno.
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The Changing Face of Warfare
by Max Boot
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Acclaimed author and security expert Max Boot explores how innovations in weaponry and tactics have not only transformed how wars are fought and won but also have guided the course of human events, from the formation of the first modern states 500 years ago, to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the coming of al-Qaeda.
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The Few Who Stayed - Defying Genocide in Rwanda
by Michael Mongomery
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio
In April 1994, the central African nation of Rwanda exploded into 100 days of violence, killing 800,000 people....
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Understanding America's Terrorist Crisis
by Gore Vidal
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Understanding America's Terrorist Crisis: What Should Be Done?
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America Attacked
by CBS
Available on: Online Audio
The AHC will attempt to recreate, as much as possible, the radio news events of December 7-8, 1941.
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